The ARC-17

• Product Overview
• Specifications
• Standard Equipment
• Options
• Spinnaker Retrieval System
• Additional Photos

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Models and Standard Equipment

Models:

• ARC-17 Uni Rig
  Minimum Weight: 285 lbs. (129.27 kg)*
  Sail Area: 206 sq. ft. (19.14 m2)**
• ARC-17 Sloop Rig
  Minimum Weight: 300 lbs. (136.08 kg)*
  Sail Area: 257 sq. ft. (23.88 m2)**

* Weights do not include sails or spinnaker rigging.  **Sail Areas include mast area, but do not include spinnaker.

Standard Equipment:

• High fineness ratio hulls minimize drag.
• Elliptical hull shape maximizes strength and reduces tendency of pitchpoling.
• Superior hull volumes allow larger crews to maintain competitiveness in varied conditions.
• 8’ 6" beam provides ease in trailering while maintaining optimum righting moment.
• Advanced vacuum bagged high density foam sandwich hull construction of fiberglass/epoxy.
• Numerous structural bulkheads.
• Aluminum backup metal for all hull fittings.
• White hulls finished w/epoxy primer undercoats and premium acrylic urethane top coats and accent striping
• High strength aluminum / magnesium castings.
• Aircraft quality 6061-T6 aluminum extrusions.
• 4.5” diameter beams maintain hull alignment.
• Large, buoyant, sealed mast section reduces possibility of turtling.
• Internal halyards on both mainsail & jib (sloop rig).
• Trampoline: Black net w/spacious storage bag.
• Traveler and jib control lines mounted to main beam and routed under trampoline.
• Unique hidden trampoline lacing.
• Custom Harken 8:1 mainsheet system.
• Main and jib (sloop rig)  traveler by Harken.
• Main traveler controlled by crew at main beam.
• Color coded lines
• Exclusive self tacking jib system on sloop rig.
• Dual downhaul on mainsail.
• White coated trapeze wires and sidestays.
• Double trapeze with adjustable retractors (sloop rig).
• Telescoping tiller w/Avibank quick pin.
• Avibank quick release pins on tiller crossbar.
• Righting system.
• Full rotating mast.
• Positive locking mast step.
• Positive locking kick-up rudders.
• Awlgrip Non-skid on deck areas.
• NACA 63 series high aspect  rudders.
• Optimized rudder position eliminates ventilation.
• Self lubricating rudder pintle pins.
• Factory direct technical support.